Quality Improvement in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회지)

Korean Society for Quality in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회)
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Improving the Infection and Isolation Alarm Program: a Case Study

감염 및 격리 알람 프로그램 개선: 사례 연구

  • Min-Ju, Nam (Department of infection control, Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Young-Sook, Moon (Department of infection control, Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Hee-Ok, Kim (Department of information technology, Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Minsu, Ock (Department of Preventive Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital)
  • 남민주 (울산대학교병원 감염관리팀) ;
  • 문영숙 (울산대학교병원 감염관리팀) ;
  • 김희옥 (울산대학교병원 전산팀) ;
  • 옥민수 (울산대학교병원 예방의학과)
  • Received : 2022.05.17
  • Accepted : 2022.10.12
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose:The infection and isolation program used at a university hospital in A city was assessed and improved to provide medical staff with easy-to-understand information on isolation precautions and infectious diseases. Methods: Based on the results of the root cause analysis, the infection and isolation alarm computer program was improved. Subsequently, a survey was conducted with infection control leaders and unit managers (n=98) within the department to evaluate the degree of improvement. Results: The isolation registration and release procedures were simplified and unified to prevent confusion among the relevant departments. Additionally, the screen composition was improved so that various information related to infection can be easily accessed. After improvement in the program, the rate of isolation registration (53.0% to 100.0%, p<.001) and user satisfaction (67.6% to 92.2%) improved. Conclusion: This study will help improve the program so that other medical institutions can comply with the isolation precautions in accordance with the type of infections.

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